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List of African stock exchanges

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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in Africa

There are 38 exchanges in Africa, representing 29 nations' capital markets.

22 of the 38 stock exchanges in Africa are members of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA). ASEA members are indicated below by an asterisk (*).

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), founded in 1883, is the oldest stock exchange in Africa. One of the oldest bourses (exchanges) on the continent is the Casablanca Stock Exchange of Morocco, founded in 1929 and the JSE Limited in 1887 and Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya founded in1954.

Today the top five largest securities exchanges in Africa are Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Egyptian Exchange (EGX), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), Casablanca stock exchange in Morocco and Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya.

The most recent stock exchange is the Ethiopian Stock Exchange, which opened in 2025. through a public-private partnership.[1]

There are several notable countries on the continent that do not have a stock exchange.

List

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Economy Exchange Location Founded Listings Link Technology
 Algeria Algiers Stock Exchange Algiers 1997 6 SGBV
 Angola Angola Debt and Stock Exchange Luanda 2017 14 Bodiva InfoTech Capizar[2]
 Botswana Botswana Stock Exchange* Gaborone 1989 53 BSE
 Cape Verde Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde* Praia 1998 4 BVC
 Egypt Egyptian Exchange* Cairo, Alexandria 1883 266 EGX Nasdaq[3]
 Eswatini Eswatini Stock Exchange* Mbabane 1990 10 ESE
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Securities Exchange Addis Ababa 2025 1 ESX
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange 2008 ECX
 Cameroon Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale [fr] Duala 2003 7 BVMAC
 Ghana Ghana Stock Exchange* Accra 1990 49 GSE InfoTech Capizar[4][5]
 Ivory Coast Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières* Abidjan 1998 45 BRVM
 Kenya Nairobi Securities Exchange* Nairobi 1954 162 NSE
 Lesotho Maseru Securities Market* Maseru 2016 1 MSM
 Libya Libyan Stock Market* Tripoli 2007 LSM
 Malawi Malawi Stock Exchange* Blantyre 1995 16 MSE InfoTech Capizar[6][7]
 Mauritius Stock Exchange of Mauritius Port Louis 1988 185 SEM Millenium Information Technology[8]
 Morocco Casablanca Stock Exchange* Casablanca 1929 94 CSE
 Mozambique Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique* Maputo 1999 11 BVM
 Namibia Namibian Stock Exchange* Windhoek 1992 53 NSX
 Nigeria Nigeria Commodity Exchange Abuja 1998 NCX
NASD OTC Securities Exchange [fr] Lagos 1998 26 NASD
Nigerian Exchange Group 1960 328 NGX Nasdaq[9]
 Rwanda Rwanda Stock Exchange Kigali 2011 10 RSE InfoTech Capizar[10]
East Africa Exchange [fr] 2014 EAX
 Seychelles Merj Exchange Limited [fr] Victoria 2012 48 MERJ
 Somalia Somali Stock Exchange Mogadishu 2015 10 SSE
 South Africa JSE Limited* Johannesburg 1887 442 JSE
A2X Markets* 2017[11] 176 A2X
The Integrated Exchange 2017 16 I-se
Cape Town Stock Exchange* Cape Town 2017 (2021) 12 CTSE
 Sudan Khartoum Stock Exchange* Khartoum 1994 KSE
 Tanzania Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange* Dar es Salaam 1998 29 DSE
 Tunisia Bourse de Tunis* Tunis 1969 74 BVMT
 Uganda Uganda Securities Exchange* Kampala 1997 20 USE
ALTX East Africa Exchange 2013 3 ALTX
 Zambia Lusaka Stock Exchange* Lusaka 1994 22 LuSE
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Stock Exchange* Harare 1948 45 ZSE InfoTech Capizar[12][13]
Victoria Falls Stock Exchange Victoria Falls 2020 15 VFEX InfoTech Capizar

Defunct stocks

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Economy Exchange Location Founded Defunct Listings Link
 Egypt Alexandria Stock Exchange [fr] Alexandria 1888 1961
 Ivory Coast Bourse des Valeurs d'Abidjan Abidjan 1974 1997
 Rwanda Rwanda Over The Counter Exchange Kigali 2008 2011 3
 Cameroon Douala Stock Exchange* Douala 2001 2019 2 DSX

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tadesse, Fasika (2021-01-26). "Ethiopia: Stock Exchange to Be Operational Through PPP". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ Release, Press (2021-10-21). "InfoTech's Capizar Suite Goes Live at Angola Stock Exchange". Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  3. ^ "Egyptian exchange selects Nasdaq OMX engine".
  4. ^ "Ghana Stock Exchange implements automated stock trading system". Dispatch News Desk. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. ^ INFOTECH - Ghana Stock Exchange TV Coverage, retrieved 2022-01-25
  6. ^ "Malawi Stock Exchange to start automated trading in May". African Capital Markets News. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  7. ^ "InfoTech set to deploy a turn-key automation at Malawi Stock Exchange – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. ^ "SEM Trading System operator".
  9. ^ "Nasdaq and Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Sign New Trading Technology Agreement".
  10. ^ African, James Anyanzwa | The East. "Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda to implement a single stock market". african markets. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  11. ^ "Three JSE-listed firms use the new A2X as secondary listing, on first day of trade". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe stock exchange moving to electronic trading and CSD". African Capital Markets News. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  13. ^ Infotech installs Capizar ATS for Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, retrieved 2022-01-25
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